Bromelia karatas L.
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Filed As
Bromeliaceae
Bromelia karatas L. -
Collector(s)
Saunders, Janice 747, 12 Dec 1980
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Location
Honduras. Colon. Capuchin site north, beach thickets. 1.8 mi. Strip on the north bank of rio Guaimoreto between old bridge and opening of Laguna Gualmoreto 4.5 mi. NE of Trujillo on old road to Castilla.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2021.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 3854059
Occurrence ID: 719d23ae-c6c3-4e78-9e51-c36c0c82d651
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Poales
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Family
Bromeliaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Central America
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Country
Honduras
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State/Province
Colon
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Locality
Capuchin site north, beach thickets. 1.8 mi. Strip on the north bank of rio Guaimoreto between old bridge and opening of Laguna Gualmoreto 4.5 mi. NE of Trujillo on old road to Castilla.
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Coordinates
15.9583, -85.9083
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Location Notes
[Mexico & Central America]
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Distribution
Bromelia Maratas L. Terrestrial; fruits pale yellow and green, fibrous; bracts "brown pubescent, seeds deep brown shiny; 30-1+0 fruits in center of whorled leaves; fruitsjuicy, acid taste; eaten by capuchin monkeys; leaves arching, bright green above, whitish green below. Capuchin site north, beach thickets. 1.8 mi. Strip on the north bank of rio Guaimoreto between old bridge and opening of Laguna Gual- moreto 4.5 mi. NE of Trujillo on old road to Castilla. Lat. 15» 57' 30” N; Long. 85« 54’ 30” W. JANICE SAUNDERS 7^7 dates 12 Dec. 1980 "piñuela” PLANTS OF HONDURAS Departamento de Colón BR0MELIACEAE Capuchin feeding study by John S. Buckley under auspices of Dept, of Anthropology, Univ. of Texas at Austin and Instituto Hondureno de Antropología e Historia. 03854059
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Bromelia karatas L.